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Who: Stearns Wharf Merchants Association What: Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show from Stearns Wharf When: Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Live music begins at 11:00 AM Fireworks show begins at 9 p.m. Where: Stearns Wharf and West Beach, Santa … Read More

Welcome to world famous Mother Stearns Candy Company. We carry hundreds of different varieties of candy, from old fashioned hard candies to gummy bears. We have 25 different flavors of salt water taffy alone. Truffles Homemade Fudge Cotton Candy Vintage … Read More

The Origins of Salt Water Taffy (according to Mother Stearns) In October 1872, a peg-legged attorney-turned-lumberman named John Stearns completed his wharf at the foot of State Street. Thereafter, lumber arriving from the north by ship could be unloaded … Read More

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Stearns Wharf is located adjacent to the harbor in Santa Barbara, California, United States. When completed In 1872, it became the longest deep-water Wharf between San Pedro and San Francisco. Named for its builder, local lumberman John P. Stearns, the wharf served the passenger and freight shipping needs of California’s South Coast for over a quarter century. Find more details, visit Stearns Wharf History.